Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association

07/23/2026

To help out Stats Canada by filling out their questionnaire, click on the link in their message below.

Early mornings. Long days. Tough decisions.

Help ensure that the hard work happening on your farm is represented when decisions that affect its future are made. If you’re a farm operator, complete your 2026 questionnaire while there is still time. https://ow.ly/KZwB50ZqHGa

The Census of Agriculture is Canada’s only source of community-level agriculture data. Every response helps ensure that the realities of the agriculture sector are represented accurately.

06/22/2026

We hope you can join SFGA and SVGA for the annual Field Day tours on July 8, 2026. Register at: [email protected]

04/14/2026

For those fruit growers that also grow vegetables, please note this article by The Grower on Cimegra insecticide label expanded to help manage Cabbage Root Maggot on cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts.

The Pesticides Regulatory Directorate has expanded the label for management of cabbage maggot on Brassica head and stem vegetables.

02/18/2026

Upcoming U of S Fruit Program events

01/15/2026

Please join us for the Annual Conference of Sask. Fruit Growers Association and Sask. Vegetable Growers Association on January 23, 2026 at the Travelodge Hotel in Saskatoon.

This event has a great speaker line-up to provide information to all growers.

To register for the conference, please contact Judy at:
[email protected]

01/15/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1QDkpG6917/

Originally from Slovenia, Dr. Anže Švara (PhD) had never even heard of Saskatoon before seeing a job opening at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), let alone the tiny purplish berries that the city’s name comes from.

06/21/2025

Great FREE USask gardening class on Compost: Scraps to Soil. Online at 7pm July 8th.

Click this link for more information and to register.

Compost is a vital part of building and maintaining healthy garden soil. This course will give you a solid understanding of how to make rich compost at home out of kitchen scraps and yard waste. We will learn the basic, 5-step recipe for a successful compost pile as well as how to troubleshoot commo...

01/16/2025

Have you registered yet? Hope you will attend the conference.

01/10/2025